Earthquakes in Carate Brianza
No epicentres recorded in Carate Brianza in our archive. Here is the seismicity of the area and its surroundings.
Seismic activity in the surroundings
30 km radiusINGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~11 years, within the given radius from the town centre.
How seismic is this area?
Medium-low seismicity: strong quakes are rare, but not impossible.
Official Civil Protection classification (upd. 2025), used for building codes.
Hazard describes the long-term expected shaking: it is not a forecast. Technical value: ag = 0.049 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Carate Brianza sits in one of the most stable areas of Italy: far from the boundary between the Eurasian and African plates, on ancient, rigid crust that hardly accumulates tectonic stress any more.
That is why earthquakes here are rare and almost always weak: a small geological privilege.
The “area” is Carate Brianza plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Carate Brianza
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Carate Brianza over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1991NF20 November 1991
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Grigioni, Vaz earthquake (M4.7), epicentre 120 km away
- 1983IV-V9 November 1983
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Parmense earthquake (M5.0), epicentre 130 km away
- 1918IV24 April 1918
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Lecchese earthquake (M5.0), epicentre 23 km away
- 1901IV-V30 October 1901
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Garda occidentale earthquake (M5.4), epicentre 98 km away
- 1894IV27 November 1894
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Bresciano earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 70 km away · observed at Agliate
- 1887III23 February 1887
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Liguria occidentale earthquake (M6.3), epicentre 221 km away
Source: Italian Macroseismic Database DBMI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).
The great earthquakes in this area's history
Almost a thousand years of catalogues: the strongest documented events within ~50 km.
Source: Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes CPTI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).
The closest seismic structure
The town lies about 9 km from Western S-Alps internal thrust, one of the seismic structures mapped by INGV geologists.
Faults are mapped to build better and understand the territory: knowing them says nothing about when an earthquake will occur, which remains unpredictable. Source: DISS 3.3 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).
Area over time
Earthquake map
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Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Carate Brianza is among the quietest towns of its province: very few epicentres are recorded here.
Each quake is attributed to the town closest to its epicentre: the numbers describe the area, not the municipal territory alone.
Context
Province of Monza e Brianza0 events · 30gLombardy region2 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Carate Brianza?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Carate Brianza area.
Is Carate Brianza a seismic area?
Carate Brianza is classified in seismic zone 3 by the Civil Protection. Medium-low seismicity: strong quakes are rare, but not impossible.
What was the strongest earthquake near Carate Brianza?
In the last ~11 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Carate Brianza was magnitude 3.9, in 2021.
When was the last quake near Carate Brianza?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Carate Brianza was 11 months ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)